Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-26
INTERESTING LlCENsE QUESTION.
M. Aaaa Asks ser q Manaausus -
the DsssFtcs Coautssiouers.

This Afternoon Petition was MED BY sebastian
Aman. by MessrS Rncch Tot,en ana samuel Mad-
dox, for writ OF raandAnus against the Commits
soners OF the District compel the latter % ISSUE
10 him liquor license for one year from Novem-
Der 1. The petition states that since March 10,
1864. he has been engaged In keeping saloon,
restaurant ana lodging house at No $40 9th street
northwest. and he has had on hand for many
months a large and valuable stock OF nquors;
that he has laid out In the purchase and Improve
ment OF the property large sums OF money the
property for his business being worth $4,000 Ne
aver that be has ever been a Law abiding citizen
respects suitable Cor q saloon. and tns
business as conducted does not dimin-
isn =. The val, value Of the real estate adjacent
business men, who come there Tor luncheon. ana
that it OF some such house r. q Necessity He
business. and is at for no other; thai he has al
ways paid the license tax: that he applied for his
license % oc.oess 2 last and asgos.sa his s,o
and he complains that although they conceds
that his is proper place Tor a saloon, and he .
kept an orderly house. they refuse TO issue such
license. He says that the sole ground for the 10
fusal is his Noncompliance with the condition Of
shall have the written permission OF .
residents on the saline side OF the square where n
Is desired 20 locate such business and of the same
ironting opposite. He SAYS that he has not COM
piled with this request for The reasons hat he mas
been advised that IL Is indennite and uncertain
unreasonable, unequal. and OPPRESSIVE aud n
an az, s.eep'ed Derivation 70 lndi'id aas no. known
commissioners; that IL Is not In harmony win
tne general principles OF common Law, and UNDER
taxes 70 Interfere with his personal liberty. Ne
states that the real est ate on the west side il a.
voed INTO tour holdings and on the eastinto six:
that the agent Of the Gideon estate re-
FUSES 70 sign, and the trustees under the
VIII OF VIM. Gunton also decline 20 sivn.
He states that he Is advised by counsel that The
,d,s consent OF a majority OF the owners on
dents keeping house viii salty the Law, and he
submits he has nled the consent OF SIX OF the ten
thirteen tenants and he claims Il 70 be the duty &
The defendants TO issue the license.
Distrtcf Governments Affair."
THE BICYCLE LAnrs.
The District Comlnissioners have rerefved q
letter from L. w. seely and others requesting .
modification OF the regulations requiring lamps %
be carried at night by bicycles. Toe ColnnissIop-
ers decline 10 grant the request
TO REMOVE A srSkEN scow
scow loaded with brick IRON the Washington
channel AT the foot OF l3k street southwest The
bidders Were 7; M Milstead, $50; 7. p. Morgan,
Mr. BorcoxBss SUCCESSOR
John T. sprague has been appointed chief water
Inspector, vice Holcomb, resigned.
NiscEiIAsEous
The draw OF the Anacostia Bridge win be opeped
after u o'clock m. on Tuesday next for the Dur
pose OF dredging the channel through the draw.
The commissioners have notified Major r. L
CRAWFORD, The contractor Tor repairing asphalt
pavements, that no more payements win be No.
surfaced untn next spring.
IL Is recommended by capt. Grimm, OF the en-
sineer department, that plumbers cuts IN asphalt
block pavements should not be allowed unless
deposit Is left with the District Commissioners for
The replacement OF the blocks
BUILDING pgKhfrs
have been issued 10y lnspe Entwsle as follows:
Margaret Z. Jackson ~ erect brick dwelling &c
No. 81. "a street northwest; $1,000 }. II. Edeiin,
70 erect frame dwelling on Harrison II reet ex.
tended; 500. Mn. - A. Crissey 20 erect BRICK
dwelling AT No. 1896 Massachusetts, avenue north.
west; ti2,Do Lieut. Dunlap, 10 erect br1ck
dwelling az No. lass Massachusetts, avenue north-
west; 81, 800.